Scott Young (ice hockey)

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Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg/13 st 8 lb)
Pro clubs	Hartford Whalers Pittsburgh Penguins Quebec Nordiques Colorado Avalanche Anaheim Mighty Ducks St. Louis Blues Dallas Stars
Nationality	United States
Born	October 1, 1967 (1967-10-01) (age 40), Clinton, MA
NHL Draft	11th overall, 1986 Hartford Whalers
Pro career	1988 – 2006

Scott Young (born October 1, 1967 in Clinton, Massachusetts) is a retired American professional ice hockey right winger.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Career statistics 2.1 Regular Season 3 International play 4 Awards 5 External links

[edit] Playing career

Young gained attention as a star hockey player while still in high school. He played his prep school hockey at St. Mark's School in Southboro Ma, Playing with linemates such as Doug Brown, Greg Brown, Brian Busconi, and Greg Cappello. His play allowed him to play with the United States in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship in 1985, the beginning of a long international career representing the United States. Following the championship Young went to play for the Boston University Terriers. He played there 2 years, winning rookie of the year honors in 1986. Young was also drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the 1st round, 11th overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft while still in college.

For the 1987–1988 season Young spent the majority of the season with the U.S. National team. In addition to playing on the national team Young played in the 1988 Winter Olympics and made his debut with the Whalers, playing in 7 games. The following season he played full time with the Whalers, scoring 59 points in 79 games. Young played one more full season with the Whalers and played half of the 1990–1991 season with the Whalers before being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Young helped the Penguins win the Stanley Cup in 1991. For the 1991–1992 season Young spent the majority of the year playing in Italy in addition to a brief stint with the U.S. National Team and representing the U.S. in the 1992 Winter Olympics. Prior to 1992–1993 season Young returned to the NHL and was traded by the Penguins to the Quebec Nordiques. He played 3 seasons with the Nordiques and remained on the team when they moved to Colorado and became the Colorado Avalanche. He played 2 season with the Avalanche and won his second Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in 1996. Prior to the 1997–1998 season Young was traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and played one season with the Ducks. The next offseason Young signed with the St. Louis Blues. In his first stint with the Blues he played 4 seasons, enjoying the best season of his NHL career during the 2000–2001 season, scoring 73 points and scoring 40 goals, both career highs and the only time Young eclipsed 40 goals in a season. Young also represented the U.S. once again in the 2002 Winter Olympics. Prior to the 2002–2003 season Young signed with the Dallas Stars and played 2 years with them. Following the cancelled 2004–2005 season Young rejoined the Blues for the 2005–2006 campaign. While the Blues finished last in the league that year, Young proved that he was still a strong hockey player, leading the team with 49 points. Following the season Young retired from hockey. Young finished his career with 1181 career NHL games, 342 goals and 414 assists for 756 points.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Regular Season

				Regular season
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987–1988	Hartford Whalers	NHL		7	0	0	0	2
1988–1989	Hartford Whalers	NHL		76	19	40	59	27
1989–1990	Hartford Whalers	NHL		80	24	40	64	47
1990–1991	Hartford-Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		77	17	25	42	41
1992–1993	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		82	30	30	60	20
1993–1994	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		76	26	25	51	14
1994–1995	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		48	18	21	39	14
1995–1996	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		81	21	39	60	50
1996–1997	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		72	18	19	37	14
1997–1998	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		73	13	20	33	22
1998–1999	St. Louis Blues	NHL		75	24	28	52	27
1999–2000	St. Louis Blues	NHL		75	24	15	39	18
2000–2001	St. Louis Blues	NHL		81	40	33	73	30
2001–2002	St. Louis Blues	NHL		67	19	21	40	26
2002–2003	Dallas Stars	NHL		79	23	19	42	30
2003–2004	Dallas Stars	NHL		53	8	8	16	14
2005–2006	St. Louis Blues	NHL		79	18	31	49	52
17 Years	Totals	NHL		1181	342	414	756	448

[edit] International play

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985	USA	WJC	7	1	2	3	4
1986	USA	WJC	7	1	3	4	8
1987	USA	WJC	7	7	2	9	2
1987–1988	USA	Nat. Team	56	11	47	58	31
1988	USA	OLY	6	2	6	8	4
1991–1992	USA	Nat. Team	10	2	4	6	21
1992	USA	OLY	8	2	1	3	2
1994	USA	WC	8	3	1	4	4
1996	USA	W-Cup	7	2	2	4	4
2002	USA	OLY	6	4	0	4	2
WJC Totals			21	9	7	16	14
Nat. Team Totals			66	13	51	64	52
Olympic Totals			20	8	7	15	8
International Totals			122	35	68	103	82

[edit] Awards

1986: Hockey East Rookie of the Year

1987: World Junior Championship All-Star Team

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice Hockey
Silver	2002 Salt Lake City	Ice Hockey

[edit] External links

• Scott Young's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Scott Young's biography at Legends of Hockey

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